Hinge.



J. G. HYLTONH HINGE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 18, 1911.

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CHIGAGG, ILLIN 01S.

HINGE.

ineeieee Specification of Letters Patent.

Apr. 9. iii-i1 2.

Application filed May is, ieii. Serial no. emcee 1'0 alt wnom bi mayconcern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN- C. IlYL-TON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chioego, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful im- ,provements in Hinges, of which thefollowing is a specification.

. This invention relates to hinge construo tions and more particularlyto hinges for rangeiilent and combinations of parts hereinaiter setforth and claimed.

.The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing furnished herewithin which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hiiige applied to thehood of an automobile engine, Fig. 2 is a detail vertical transversesection taken on the line 2-2 of 1 and showing one of the members of thehood in raised position, Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sect-ion taken onthe line 33 ofFig Fig.

d is a detail fragmental perspective View 1 of the two'parts of thehlnge, disconnected from each other, Fig. 5 is a fragmental persoective' view of aslightly modified form of en ifinish for the hinge andFig. 6 is an end view of parts seen in Fig. 5.

Referringzto said drawing, 10 represents a hood such as is ordinarilyemployed to cover the engine of an automobile. ,Said hood may of anysuitable formand in the form illustrated comprises two upright leaves11, 11, and two top leaves 12, 12, hinged to the upright leaves 131, 11,and hinged at their adjacent edges to a stationeryiieail 15, carried bya support which in this instance is illustrated in the form of a rod 13,arranged to be mounted the radiator and dash of the automobile, iscusternary;- The tower edges of the upright lea res 11, e e shown asflanged outward to make a finis ng the lower edges of the hinge, saidcylindrical inner leaves, and to nftorce and strengthen along thoselines. A handle 14;. is provided for each upright leaf 11, whereby thesame and the top leaf may he lifted to expose the engine to view.

The detail construction of the con-- nection hetween the several leavesis best 'ilustrated in 2 to 6, if elusive, and will. now he descril. ed.

Secured to the supporting rod 13. as by rings 13 is the leaf l5. whichin the present instance is shown as formed with e central downward bend16, extending underneath the rod 13, and formed at the sides of saiddownwardly curved portion with' approxh matelycylindrical portions 17,the edge oi each cylindrical portion terminating a slight distance awayfrom the dmvnivardly curvedportion ides illustrated. at 18, so as toleave a siight gap 18 beiiveen siid edge and thepart that connects thedown.- Wzirdly curved portion 16, with the cylindrical portion 17. Theother half of the hinge comprises a cylindrical portion 19. fitted toand capable of turning within the (IyllZKlFl: cal portion 17, of thestationary leat' of the portion 19, heiiig shown forn'ied llpOivtl'i lend ofhe icziif 12, by rolling the adjacent ed into cylindrical rm, oi adiainet fit within the cylindrical portion 1'7. The leaf 1%, enters theouter cyiindrical portion l7, through the gep 18". thus closing-kilosame aga-inst'tho entrance oi. rain or siiow and makes a comparativelytight joint beti the two members of the hinge. The cylindrical portions17, 19, form the ears of the hinges and turn one upon the other. Theends of the portion 16, are notchedas at 16 for the reception of herings 13 The edges of the hinges may be trimmed and reinforced insuitable manner. Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and d, thirnble :20 will. beseen, on the end of each ear, said thiinhle having a-ring-lilte Wali 21.surrounding each ear and being 'iiOYD ECl With an interned flange 22,bearing against the inner f; e the cylindrical member 1%, of the ear.The ende of the leaves 12. notched as at 12, dots adjacent to the earsto receive the of the thiinl e may he In raising either leait 12, fromthe po-' sition shown in solid lines in Fig. 1, to that shown in dottedlines, the inner cylindrical portion 19, turns within the outercylindrical portion 17 the elasticity of the metal permitting the partsto yield in case of any unevenness therein.

The hinge between the leaves 11, 12, 13

substantially similar to that between the leaves 12, 15, but in place ofthe thimble 20, I have shown a ring 23, surrounding the cylindricalportion 17, 19, of'the hinge. The ends of the two leaves are notched asbefore topermit the ring to he slipped over the cylindrical portions.

The device is particularly desirable when used upon a hood for coveringautomobile engines, because of its neatness in appearancc-and becausethere are no gaps or crevices through which rain or snow may pass. It-IS obvlous that the hinges may be made of separate plates otmaterialsecured to the main leaves of the hood or may be made an integral partthereof as illustrated in the drawing. The hinge may be applied in othersituations where hinges are required, as for instance they may beused-upon doors, boxes and the like, and I do not therefore desire to beunderstood as restricting my invention foruse in connection With a hoodfor automobiles.

I realize that various alterations and modifications of thisdevice arepossible Without departing from the spirit of my in;-

vention, and I donot' therefore desire to respect to each other.

2. A hinge comprising two companion leaves, each having one edge rolledinto a cylindrical ear, with the cylindrical ear 01L one fitted withinand turning i thatzo'f the other, and thimbles secured o the ends of theouter ears. J

3. A hinge comprising two companion leaves, each'having one edge rolledinto a cylindrical ear with the-cylindrical carrot one fitted within andturning in that of the other, each leaf having notches in its endsadjacent to the ears and thimbles secured on the ends of the ears andprojecting into said notches.

In WlliDGSSWhGlGOf, I have hereunto signed my name at Chicago, Cookcounty, Illinois,

this 6th day of May 1911:

I Jena 0. nrnron.

, Witnesses:

JormjW; FOLEY, C. D. GUnIHM.

